The Washington critic., 1887-02-17
TOPICS OF THE DAY.


son was Miss Rebecca S. Brown of
Canton, Ohio. Her father, A. S.
Brown, was one of the prominent law
yers of that State. Her grandfather
John Harris, who settled in Ohio In
1914, was an Influential Whig poll.
ticlan, and made a vigorous speech in
the convention at Philadelphia In 1913,
In favor of Millard Fillmore for Vice.
President, which contributed largely
TO his nomination. Mrs. Henderson,
who Is very beautiful and dresses Gle
gantly and in excellent taste, takes
great pleasure in giving happiness to
hei lady friends by inviting them to
Washington as her guests during the
season. This season she has had with
her Mr.. and Mrs. Camden @. Dyke and
daughters of Brooklyn. Mr.. Dyke Is a
prominent wool merchant. Mrs. Dyke
is president of the Ladies Board
of Charities of Brooklyn and
interested in the Homeopathic Hos.
pilal. The daughters Miriam aud
Jessie, are two beautiful young ladies,
and have not only enjoyed their Wash.
ington social experience, but by their
winning manners have contributed
munificently to the pleasure of those
with whom they have come In coutlct.
Miss Hetty Collier. one of the bellies of
Omaha, has also been here and has
added to the many attractions of Mrs.
Manderson's drawing.rooms, Miss
Collier made herself very popular
among the young ladies of all circles
of society. Senator Henderson, one Of
the mos. active and efficient Senators,
being chairman of the Committee
on Printing is Philadelphian, and is
an honor TO the city Of his birth, educa
tion and bringing u, His parents are
still living In Philadelphia, at 1919
Green street, his father at the advanced
age of 81 and mother 80 years. The
Senator and Mrs. Manderson occupy
the palatial mansion of Senator Palmer,
the millionaire Senator from Michigan,
during the absence of Mrs. Palmer in
Europe. Mrs. Manderson's drawing
rooms are among the notable events Of
the season.
Says the same correspondent: Mrs.
Ingalls,, the wife of the warlike and
eloquently satirical Senator from the
battle ground of the slavery contests of
1861, is another of the interesting
ladies of the Senatorial circle. She
was Miss Anna Louisa Cheseboro, of
an old Connecticut family Her father,
silk importer of New York city,
where she was born, was bankruptcd
In the financial cataclysm of 1857 but
gathering up The debris of his broken
fortunes he settled In Atchison, Kansas,
and regained his foothold In the busl-
ness of life as an outfitter of trains en-
barking on n journey across the plains.
Mrs. ingalls,, amid the thousands of cares
of family of eleven children, has never
neglected her social duties as the
the Senator's social life with the
same distinguished success which has
attended his own brilliant career as one
of the striking figures in the upper
branch of Congress. The eldest child,
Miss Ethel ingalls,, is beautiful and
accomplished girl, not quite twenty.
She will finish her studies now being
pursued at Washington this summer,
and will be one Of the society debu
tantes of next season. Ellsworth
Cheseboro ingalls, is now attending law
college In Washington. The other
children of the Senator, girls and boys,
are being prepared under the super.
vision of their mother for higher edu-
cation. For this reason Mrs. ingalls,
has not been in Washington during the
present season.
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Colonel Harmon the other day me
Mr.. Edgerton, president Of the Civil
Service Commission, says the Omaha
Bees correspondent, and the two began
to recite "reminiscences Of the thirties
and forties. "Do you remember"
said Colonel Harmon, what you said
to me when we were passing IIarper's S
Ferry on our return from the Balu.
more convention, which nominated
Polk for President In '442" Mr.. Edger.
ton studied moment, and replied that
he could not recall the observation.
"Your memory is very defective"
continued the Colonel. "The man
who cannot brush up his memory to
the incidents of that time Is behind.
hand for Civil Service Commissioner.
Why, you remarked to me as We were
going over the ferry that you sin.
Cerely hoped that we would make
Polk President, for wouldn't VT
turn the rascals out with him in
the White House? That has been
more than forty years ago. 1t seems
TO me but yesterday. ] believe tha'
you, Mr.. Edgertou, originated this trite
expression. To this moment, however
the rascals have not been turned out
Do you remember now what you saidy'
Mr.. Edgerton, who is one of the bright
.ll In In ngt,
his head and looked hard on the tiIlng
under his feet then replied: II do re
member that observation of mine, and
i agree with you that the rascals are
yet behind the Notifications. VIZ
were then engaged trying to turn then
out, and expect when we both go t.
the grave we will be at the same laud
able occupation, with quite AS little L
show as results as at the present
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The scenes in front of the Whit,
House on the evening of the Fresi
dents reception are always animated
and, to n stranger, peculiarly move
and confusing, says the Washington
correspondent of the Cincinnati Times
STIR. 1t is when the reception is over
however, and the people are ready t,
go home, that the music really begins
Everybody wants his carriage imme
diately, and wants it badly. III
hustles his ladies into their wraps ant
himself inside his overcoat, and rushe
down to the door and yells for Mr.. So
and-So's carriage. The policemen IL